Bradden
Bradden is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Towcester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 179,[1] falling to 149 at the 2011 census.[2]
| Bradden | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church, Bradden | |
  Bradden Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 149 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SP647483 |
| • London | 69 miles (111 km) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Towcester |
| Postcode district | NN12 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The villages name means 'broad valley'.[3]
Buildings
The Parish Church is dedicated to St Michael and is 13th century.[4]
There is a Manor House dated 1819 but there was an earlier pre-Reformation house before and the front looks earlier than 1819.[4]
References
- Office for National Statistics: Bradden CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 7 November 2009
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- "Key to English Place-names".
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1961). The Buildings of England – Northamptonshire. London and New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 118–9. ISBN 978-0-300-09632-3.
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